Our People
Emanuel Balarie
Emanuel is Managing Director of Balarie Capital Management, the managed futures division of Archer Financial Services, Inc. Emanuel works with institutional and high net worth investors regarding their managed futures investments. After graduating from the U.C. Berkeley, Emanuel started his career working for the San Francisco branch office of Merrill Lynch. After working for several other firms, ranging from dealing with commodities, stocks, futures, and alternative investments, Emanuel decided to combine his expertise and industry experience with the financial integrity and resources of Archer Financial Services, Inc.
Throughout his career, Emanuel has been an advisor to clients and institutions on the commodity markets and managed futures. His research has been published in many parts of the world, and he often speaks at national and international investment conferences. Balarie has appeared numerous times on CNBC, and is frequently quoted in dozens of financial publications such as, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Marketwatch from Dow Jones, Barron’s, MSN Money, and Bloomberg.
Mr. Balarie is also the author of the book, Commodities for Every Portfolio: How You Can Profit From the Long-Term Commodity Boom (Wiley 2007).
Kurt Johnson
Kurt is President of Archer Financial Services Inc. and Director of Business Development for ADM Investors Services. He is responsible for overseeing the day to day sales, marketing and risk management of Archer Financial Services and is fully engaged in all aspects of sales and marketing within ADMIS.
Kurt began his career in the futures industry in 1986, as a broker for Delong International. In 1994, he founded and became president of Sinclair Futures in Sacramento, Ca. Later in 1994, Kurt merged his company, Sinclair Futures with O’Brien Investment Services. Kurt served as the Managing Director of this company until the summer of 2002 when he joined ADM Investor Services as the Director of Business Development. In January of 2003, wearing an additional hat for ADMIS, Kurt became the President of Archer Financial Services, a wholly owned subsidiary. His writings on risk management and individual market analysis have been published in many industry publications. Now with his wife and three children, Kurt resides here in his hometown of Chicago